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PremiumFacebook and Telefónica link for wholesale open access
Latest evolution of the Internet para Todos programme to see the advent of an open-source wholesale network. Telefónica and Facebook testing potential next-generation infrastructure in underserved markets where the stakes for failure are lower.
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PremiumTelefónica extends crowdsourced data deal with Tutela
Tutela is building its role as a contributor to Telefónica’s customer experience improvement programme.
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PremiumBlanco on industrialised fibre as networks become more complex
Telefónica Group trumpeted the replicability of its Spanish fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) rollout, as it claimed European leadership. CTIO Blanco stressed that Telefónica’s focus remains on services within the home, with fibre principally a means to an end. Investment currently still capex-focused, but virtualised services to lead transition to more operational ...
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PremiumEuropean Commission launches probe into E-Plus merger
Potential headache for Telefónica Group as the European Commission investigates whether Telefónica has fulfilled its side of the deal that led to the acquisition of E-Plus, potentially putting pressure on the embattled German business.
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PremiumTelefónica wins €10m funding for 5G pilot in Galicia
Ericsson and Nokia continue to jostle as Telefónica’s two key 5G research partners in its home market.
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PremiumCEO roles highlighted in Phones 4u collusion claims
Collusion claims based on emails are said to put senior executives in the spotlight.
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Venturing & InvestmentsTelefónica helps reel in vendors for TIP projects
ADVA and Edgecore moving forward with TIP-driven disaggregated gateways for 5G traffic management. Telefónica co-opetition with Vodafone in full flow through OpenRAN group, with early partners named, including Parallel Wireless. Operators’ joint CrowdCell work could lead to the next big thing in small cells.
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PremiumTelefónica builds on SD-WAN ambitions with Nokia and Nuage
Telefónica España added SDDC’s to its SD-WAN partnership with Nokia and its Nuage Networks unit The aim is to simplify customer access to cloud-based applications
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PremiumEricsson vs Nokia in Telefónica’s 5G city face-off
Telefónica unveiled its 5G Technological Cities project, which will see initial deployments of pre-5G technology and services in two Spanish cities that the telco is describing as “living laboratories”. Ericsson and Nokia have each been appointed as a technology partner in one city, and will undertake parallel testing ...
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PremiumCornerstone overhauled by JV partners
Greater flexibility injected in new terms. London partnership rolled back, as O2 presses on with City of London deal. Vodafone-led rejig expected to see the O2 rival accelerate its own network development beyond delay-hit Project Beacon.